{"cve":"CVE-2023-53044","nvd":{"published":"2025-05-02T16:15:23.490","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:11.280","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm stats: check for and propagate alloc_percpu failure\n\nCheck alloc_precpu()'s return value and return an error from\ndm_stats_init() if it fails. Update alloc_dev() to fail if\ndm_stats_init() does.\n\nOtherwise, a NULL pointer dereference will occur in dm_stats_cleanup()\neven if dm-stats isn't being actively used.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d96bd507ed7e7d565b6d53ebd3874686f123b2e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2287d7b721471a3d58bcd829250336e3cdf1635e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/443c9d522397511a4328dc2ec3c9c63c73049756","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a32a9a818a895671bd43e0c40351e60e4e9140b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b66e36a3efd24041b7374432bfa4dec2ff01e95"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:22.920403922+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53044","score":0.00202,"percentile":0.10227,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}